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How Often Should You Wash Road Salt Off Your Car?
Take precautions. If you have an antenna, a roof rack, or a bike rack, remove it before entering an automatic car wash. Also turn off automatic wipers and make sure windows and roof are closed. If your car has a car wash mode, often a feature in EVs, make sure it’s activated before washing starts. And turn off parking, or…
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How Often Should You Wash Your Towels?
Opt for hot water. Today’s laundry detergents work effectively in cold, warm, and hot water. But there’s clean, and then there’s a deep clean. To address cleanliness, smells, stains, and bacteria, Gerba and Handel recommend washing towels (especially white towels) in hot water. Gerba also suggests using an anti-microbial laundry sanitizer to kill odor-causing bacteria and prevent cross-contamination. “It’s essential…
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Wash New Clothes Before Wearing the for the First Time
For shoppers, there’s no way to know what these chemicals are because brands aren’t required to disclose this information on clothing labels. Leonas says that the U.S. regulates the import of garments with certain chemicals and dyes used during manufacturing. Some of them, like those in finishes that repel flames, wrinkles, and water, you’ll want to keep on your clothes.…
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